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Discover the British Museum ’s rich collection of Japanese art in a talk by Dr Rosina Buckland, Curator of Japanese Collections.
The talk is the second instalment of a series of four lectures held in partnership with Royal Collection Trust, exploring how Japanese art and design has been collected and exhibited in the UK across the ages.
Dr Rosina Buckland explores the long history of collecting Japan at the British Museum, from its founding collection in the early 1700s to the present day. She shows how the collection has grown steadily thanks to the contributions of various individuals, across a range of media including paintings, prints, ceramics, netsuke, metalwork, Buddhist material and contemporary art. Later, the speaker explains how the curatorial team showcases a changing selection of works in the Mitsubishi Corporation Japanese Galleries.
The Japanese Collection of the British Museum continues to grow, with several notable acquisitions in recent years introduced during the presentation. The talk closes with a brief examination of items demonstrating the high level of woodworking skills in Japan, as seen in the Museum’s collection, in relation to the current exhibition at Japan House, The Carpenters’ Line.